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Available

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Nov 17th, 2011

One of the most common techniques as a Photoshop user is to add text to an image or graphic. In this tutorial Photoshop Pro Nathan Fullerton shows you all the different ways you can approach Adding Text to Images in Photoshop...

Photoshop does text! In this tutorial Nathan Fullerton takes you through all the possible ways you can add text to a Photoshop project. It starts out with some introductory videos explaining how Photoshop handles text along with a review of the Photoshop user interface.

This is followed by an in-depth section that explains integrating text into an image using Text Layers and how they are formatted, arranged and sized. From there Nathan shows the technique of placing text into a separate box or “cover” and the different FX that can be applied to it. The next sections are all about adding captions and placing text on a shaped path.

Finally, Nathan wraps it all up by discussing specific types of projects: making a poster, designing a business card, and creating a promotional flyer. And, included in this tutorial are several pictures which you can use to help you recreate all of the projects on your own. You can find them as a ZIP file on the top of this product page after you’ve downloaded the tutorial or subscribed to MPV!

So join Nathan Fullerton in this tutorial and have fun Adding Text To Images!

• Photoshop CS5 101: Core Photoshop CS5
• Photoshop CS5 103: Adding Text To Images
• Photoshop CS5 104: Mastering Adobe Camera Raw 6
• Photoshop CS5 105: Retouching & Image Adjustment
• Photoshop CS5 204: Preparing Still Images for Final Cut Pro
• Photoshop CS5 205: Preparing Still Images for Premiere Pro
• Photoshop CS5 402: Drawing Objects In Photoshop
• Photoshop CS5 403: Compositing Workflows in Photoshop
• Photoshop CS5 404: Lighting & Light Effects
• Photoshop CS5 405: Body Modifications
• Photoshop CS5 406: Custom Brush Controls & Grunge Brush Creation

For a full list of the topics covered, see the Tutorial Outline
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• Chapter 1: Adding Text To Images
• 1: Introduction
• 02:41
  01. Introduction
• 00:56
  02. Primary Types of Text “Looks”
• 05:25
  03. How Photoshop Handles Text
• 01:57
  04. Review of the Photoshop Interface
• 2: Adding Text to Images
• 06:54
  05. Adding the Text Layer
• 08:14
  06. Formatting the Text
• 02:32
  07. Moving the Text
• 09:29
  08. Adding Effects or Layer Styles
• 05:42
  09. Creating a Box With the Painting Tools
• 04:15
  10. Adding Text Over the “Cover”
• 03:12
  11. Grouping the Text and “Cover”
• 03:16
  12. Adding Layer FX to the “Cover”
• 07:28
  13. Creating Custom Non-Square “Covers”
• 06:28
  14. Expanding the Canvas to Add A Caption
• 05:06
  15. Cropping the Canvas for Printing
• 11:18
  16. Warping Text (the Indiana Jones Effect)
• 11:04
  17. Text on a Custom Path
• 08:44
  18. Advanced Layer FX (Layer Styles)
• 11:47
  19. Text Around a Shape
• 3: Practical Projects
• 05:02
  20. The Tagline and URL
• 08:35
  21. Adding the Credits (Lots of Formatting)
• 11:38
  22. Halo Effect Behind the Title
• 06:36
  23. Creating the Basic Card
• 08:42
  24. Adding a Texture Via a Layer Mask
• 10:12
  25. Text Over a Cover, On a Path, and In a Box
• 4: File Formats
• 03:18
  26. Common Image File Formats
• 08:35
  27. Saving PSD and JPEG Files

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